Hindoos and Heathens!

Compiled by Sindya N. Bhanoo

August 2015

(Pictured: Dr. Jatindra Mohan Bose, who dreamt of drawing India nearer to the US through commerce. Sayyid Mohamad Jaffer, a medical student who intended to open up trade between the Deccan and the US.)

August 1908 – St. Nihal Singh
writes in the Calcutta-based
Modern Review, describing the
various reactions that Indians
receive from Americans: taken
for a nirvanic and unanimated
character, considered a heathen,
or mistreated as a Negro. Singh
also details other issues facing
Indian students: basic sustenance,
the cost of living, etc.,
and tells of several Americans who have helped Indian students
through collegiate organizations.

St Nihal Singh was a journalist
who lived and travelled through the USA, Canada, and Japan.

Snapshots of Indian-American history from SAADA.
Sindya N. Bhanoo writes the Observatory column in the Science section of The New York Times. She is also a board member of South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA). This column’s material is from SAADA. https://www.saadigitalarchive.org/.

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